General assembly

United Nations Environment Programme

Covering approximately 71% of the earth’s surface, the ocean is an essential part of the global ecosystem and continued life on earth. But as the population of the world has grown and industry has prospered, its health has been facing greater challenges with each passing year. From oil spills to garbage patches to overfishing, the impact of human activity on the ocean cannot be understated. This committee has been tasked with addressing this situation. What solutions will be proposed to tackle a problem of this scale?

Specialized agencIES

African Union

Welcome to the African Union!

Created in 1999 as an attempt to emulate the success of European integration, this body works to address African specific issues, while developing African self sustainability. All 55 African countries have been given a voice to work toward these Pan-African goals. How can you work to address these pressing issues, while working to mitigate the many differences between member states. Now “Let us all unite and celebrate together” working together to represent the voices of the African people.

Director: Carter Danto
SA Czar: Aashni Jain

The Oscars Board of Governors

A trip through the 2000s, this committee will face a new issue every 2 committee sessions. The first 2 sessions will focus on the WGA strike of 2007-2008, with the Oscars board tasked with formulating a response to this strike. The next 2 sessions, the board will be asked to deal with the diversity issues brought up during the 2015 #OscarsSoWhite social media boycott. For the final session, the committee will focus on the current continuing issues of commercialism and marketing that many claim give certain films an unfair advantage in the awards.

Crisis Committees

Director: Molly McDade
Crisis Director: Aryan Shah

The Living Land: Mystery Flesh Pit National Park

Originally discovered by James Jackson and his crew of oilmen in Texas’s permian basin in 1973 and opened to tourists in 1976 by Anodyne Corporation, Mystery Flesh Pit National Park has gone from the discovery of the century to a renowned national park. The “pit,” as it is known, is a subterranean organism whose scale and size is unclear. Explored by scientists, miners, adventurers, and tourists alike, it is like nothing else most people have ever seen. But what will happen when disaster strikes and the pit awakens…

Director: Alex Lichty
Crisis Director: Katalina Li-Kroeger

Staying Alive: A Clue Murder Mystery

You are cordially invited to a weekend gala on the campus of William & Mary. But beware, beyond the beautiful venue and inviting aura, there is evil lurking behind these old brick walls. That is why we have assembled you, the best of the best investigators, geniuses, and overall masterminds to &MUN to help us find out the root of all this crime before it is too late. So, keep your minds sharp, pens ready, and always sleep with one eye open. You never know what could happen next…

Director: Olivia Brownfield
Crisis Director: Connor Gold

Beyond the Putting Green: The PGA/LIV Golf Merger

Since 1916, the Professional Golfers’ Association has been the world’s premier professional golf tour, hosting every major tournament and giving the sport an enduring sense of continuity and tradition. Now, a new challenger to the throne of professional golf has appeared: LIV Golf. Funded by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, LIV has appeared on the scene without pedigree or tradition, but with a large enough wallet to poach some of the biggest names in golf from the PGA. In a desperate bid to save their sport from division and destruction in a crowded media landscape, the PGA has come to the negotiating table to merge with their new nemesis. Delegates will navigate the complexities of corporate mergers, experience the epic highs and lows of professional golf, and battle for the soul of a sport.

Director: Morgan Birkenstock
Crisis Director: Noah Lansing

No More Gauling Around: The Gallic Wars

Today, Julius Caesar’s The Gallic Wars is considered a foundational text in any classics education; however, it also serves as the primary historical record of the Roman Empire’s first period of explosive growth, written by its main character. To hear Caesar tell it, his campaign survived as much by chance as by his leadership. Its result was disastrous for the huge variety of Celtic peoples who inhabited Western Europe. But what if those chances had gone the other way? Delegates will lead a selection of Gallic polities in their struggle for freedom and survival.

Hybrid Committees

Director: Julia Masterman
Crisis Director: Laila Hall

The Arab League: Joint Defense Council

Established as a regional coalition between 6 Arab states in 1945, the Arab League has evolved and expanded to become a major regional organization of the Arab World. In 1990, Arab League states have gathered within their Joint Defense Council to discuss security threats that affect each nation within it. The main issue on the table? The impending Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Set two months before the fateful invasions, delegates will have the chance to debate the Gulf War, potentially change history, and discuss the role of foreign interventionism in the Middle East.

This committee is double delegation and a UNSC equivalent

Joint Crisis Committees

Director: Lauren Creed
Crisis Director: Victoria Baltes

Tale of the Heike: Taira Clan

The Tale of the Heike is a foundational epic poem in Japanese literature, often compared to the Iliad in the Western literary canon. But this account of the Genpei War is no myth; this historical struggle between two rival families helped define the political and cultural future of Japan. In this joint crisis committee, delegates will represent members of the Taira and Minamoto clans as they vie for the throne in one of the greatest stories ever recorded in prose.

Director: Vi Nguyen
Crisis Director: Nolan Jansorn

Tale of the Heike: Minamoto Clan

Ad-Hoc

Ampersand — Director: Sam Ketchem
Crisis Director: Nica Tran

Ad-Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General